List of people with dyslexia
The following is a list of some notable people who have dyslexia. See also the People with dyslexia category for a longer list.
A
- Eric Adams, American politician
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock, British space scientist and science educator
- Muhammad Ali, American professional boxer
- Sam Allardyce, English footballer and football manager
- Marc Almond, English singer
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress
B
- Mel B, English singer
- Abhishek Bachchan, Indian Bollywood actor
- David Bailey,, English photographer
- Robert Ballard, deep sea explorer
- Ann Bancroft, American arctic explorer
- Geoff Barrow, English musician
- Princess Beatrice, member of the British royal family
- Rob Beckett, English comedian, television presenter and actor
- BENEE, New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Robert Benton, American screenwriter and film director
- Orlando Bloom, English actor
- Todd Bol, Founder of Little Free Library
- Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist and poet
- Chaz Bono, American advocate, writer, musician and actor
- Charley Boorman, British TV presenter, writer and actor
- Sir Richard Branson, English entrepreneur
- Nancy Brinker, American ambassador and founder of The Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Erin Brockovich, American legal clerk, consumer advocate and socio-environmental activist
- Max Brooks, American actor and author
- Dame Darcey Bussell, an English retired ballerina
- Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction author
C
- Stephen J. Cannell, American television producer, writer and novelist
- Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Prince of Sweden
- Dan Carter, Canadian politician
- Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and comedian
- Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist
- John T. Chambers, American businessman and CEO of Cisco
- Georgina Chapman, English fashion designer and actress
- Blake Charlton, American science fiction author and cardiologist
- Cher, American singer and actress
- Amy Childs, English model and television personality
- Sir Timothy Clifford, British art historian
- Gary Cohn, American business leader
- Jason Conley, American basketball player
- Pete Conrad, American astronaut
- Anderson Cooper, American broadcast journalist and political commentator
- Barbara Corcoran, American businesswoman, columnist, and television personality
- Chris Cosentino, American celebrity chef and television personality
- Toby Cosgrove, American heart surgeon
- Tom Cruise, American actor
D
- Roald Dahl, British author
- Clark Janell Davis, American model
- John de Lancie, American actor and comedian
- Michelle de Swarte, English actress, comedian, presenter, and model
- Samuel R. Delany, American science fiction author and literary critic
- Patrick Dempsey, American actor
- Paul Dewar, Canadian educator and politician
- Callum Dixon, British rower
- Andrew Dornenburg, American chef and author
- Nadine Dorries, British politician
- Jacques Dubochet, Swiss biophysicist
- Michael Dudikoff, American actor
E
- Arjan Ederveen, Dutch actor and comedian.
- Fae Ellington, Jamaican media personality and lecturer.
- Ari Emanuel, American businessman and CEO of Endeavor.
- Aslı Enver, Turkish actress.
F
- Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress.
- Alexander Faludy, English Reverend.
- Steve Fielding, Australian politician.
- Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian and author.
- Ben Fogle, English television presenter, writer and adventurer.
- Dave Foley, Canadian comedian and actor.
- Richard Ford, American author.
G
- Anaïs Gallagher, English model and photographer.
- Noel Gallagher, English musician.
- Karina Galvez, Ecuadorian-American poet and television and radio personality.
- Sally Gardner, English children's book author and illustrator.
- Gayle, American singer.
- Mo Gilligan, British stand-up comedian
- Glowie, Icelandic singer.
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian and television personality.
- Alison Goldfrapp, English musician and record producer.
- John B. Goodenough, American materials scientist.
- Terry Goodkind, American writer.
- Frank Gore, American football player.
- Ashley Graham, American model and television presenter.
- Mike Gravel, American politician.
- Allan Gray, South African businessman and philanthropist.
- Olive Gray, English actor.
- Brian Grazer, American film and television producer and writer.
- Carol W. Greider, an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate.
- Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden since 1973
H
- Jerry Hall, American model and actress.
- Lewis Hamilton, British racing driver.
- Susan Hampshire, British actress.
- Matt Hancock, British politician.
- Charles "Chuck" Harrison, American industrial designer
- Maya Hawke, American actor, model and singer-songwriter.
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress.
- Mark Henry, American professional wrestler and powerlifter.
- Bill Hewlett, American engineer.
- John Hickenlooper, American politician.
- Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer.
- John Hoke III, American architect and designer.
- Tom Holland, English actor.
- Sir Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor and director.
- Jack Horner, American palaeontologist.
I
- Boman Irani, Bollywood actor
- John Irving, American author and screenwriter.
- Jony Ive, English product designer.
- Eddie Izzard, British comedian, actor and activist.
J
- Caitlyn Jenner, American media personality, retired Olympic gold medal-winning athlete and transgender activist.
- Daymond John, American businessman, investor and television personality.
- Colin Jones, English photographer and ballet dancer.
K
- Rebecca Kamen, American artist and sculptor.
- Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish industrialist.
- Paul Kanjorski, American politician.
- Mollie King, English singer and radio presenter.
- Laura Kirkpatrick, American model and fashion designer.
- Tawny Kitaen, American actress and model.
- Keira Knightley, English actress.
- Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician.
- David Koresh, American cult leader of the Branch Davidians.
L
- LadBaby, English YouTuber, blogger and philanthropist.
- Penny Lancaster, English model.
- Eugene Landy, American psychologist.
- J. F. Lawton, American writer, producer and director.
- Lee Kuan Yew, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore.
- Peter Leitch, New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.
- Angie Le Mar, British comedian, actress and writer.
- Jay Leno, American television presenter and comedian.
- Tom Lewis, English golfer.
- Lil Pump, American rapper.
- Kenny Logan, Scottish rugby union player.
- Harry Lorayne American magician, memory-training specialist, and author.
- Greg Louganis, American diver, author and LGBT rights activist.
- Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg.
- Noah Lyles, American athlete.
M
- Anthony Mackie American actor
- Dannel Malloy.
- Jo Malone, British perfumer and entrepreneur
- Steve Mariotti, American social entrepreneur and educator.
- Mireille Mathieu, French singer.
- Lee Marvin, American actor
- Don McCullin, British photojournalist.
- Joel McHale, American actor, comedian, and television presenter.
- Charlotte McKinney, American model and actress.
- Steve McQueen, American actor
- Steve McQueen, British film director.
- Kendrick Meek, American politician.
- Douglas Merrill, American technologist and fintech entrepreneur.
- M.I.A., British rapper and singer.
- Mika, Lebanese-born English singer-songwriter.
- Alyssa Milano, American actress.
- Jerry Moffatt, British rock climber.
- Lorin Morgan-Richards, American author and illustrator.
- A. R. Morlan, American writer.
- Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli jewellery designer.
- Shlomo Moussaieff, Israeli jewellery businessman and Bible expert.
- Don Mullan, Irish author, producer and humanitarian.
- Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and record producer.
- Jaime Murray.
N
- Steven Naismith, Scottish professional footballer.
- David Neeleman, Brazilian-American businessman and entrepreneur.
- Gavin Newsom, American politician.
- Jace Norman, American actor.
- Mike Norris, English businessman.
O
- Paul Oakenfold, English record producer and DJ.
- Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor and comedian.
- Danny O'Carroll, Irish actor.
- Olav V of Norway, King of Norway.
- Jamie Oliver, British chef and television presenter.
- Naoisé O'Reilly, Irish psychologist.
- Paul Orfalea, American entrepreneur.
- Ozzy Osbourne, English musician and television personality.
- Will Ospreay, English professional wrestler.
P
- Alice Pagani, Italian actress, model and author.
- Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, actor and author.
- Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-born British businessman and retail magnate.
- Nicholas Parsons, English actor and presenter.
- Jean Paton, British bryologist and botanical illustrator.
- River Phoenix, American actor and musician.
- Dav Pilkey, American author and illustrator.
- Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator and writer.
- Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter.
- Hal Prewitt, American artist, photographer, entrepreneur and race car driver.
Q
- Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby union player.
R
- Bodo Ramelow, German politician.
- Sara Rankin, British scientist.
- Robert Rauschenberg, American artist.
- Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor.
- Nicolas Winding Refn, Danish film director.
- Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and musician.
- Guy Ritchie, English film director.
- Chris Robshaw, English rugby union player.
- Simone Rocha, Irish fashion designer
- David Rockefeller, American business executive and philanthropist.
- Nelson Rockefeller, American politician.
- Richard Rogers, British architect.
- Justin Roiland, American animator and voice actor.
- Kelle Roos, Dutch footballer.
- Louis B. Rosenberg, American engineer and businessperson.
- Hans Rosling, Swedish international health professor and statistician.
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor and producer.
- Stephanie Ruhle American news host and business analyst.
- Rex Ryan, American football coach and analyst.
S
- Lauren Sánchez, American media personality
- Ronja Savolainen, Finnish ice hockey player.
- Mark Schlereth, American football player.
- Philip Schultz, American poet and founder of the Writers Studio.
- Charles R. Schwab, American investor.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian and American actor, businessman, politician, and bodybuilder.
- Tim Scott, English guitarist.
- Jo Self, English contemporary artist and poet.
- Dax Shepard, American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
- Peter Shumlin, American politician.
- Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author.
- Eileen Simpson, American writer and psychotherapist.
- Bryan Singer, American film director.
- Callum Skinner, Scottish racing cyclist.
- Neil Smith, American football player.
- Zack Snyder, American film director, producer, and screenwriter, who has publicly stated that he has dyslexia.
- Erna Solberg,, Norwegian politician.
- Brent Sopel, Canadian ice hockey player.
- Steven Spielberg, American film director and screenwriter.
- Octavia Spencer, American actress.
- Glenn Stearns, American entrepreneur.
- Georgia Steel, English television personality.
- Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter.
- Sir Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver.
- Sir David Stirling, Scottish military officer.
- Joss Stone, English singer.
- Musa Sukwene, South Africa singer.
- Kristy Swanson, American actress.
- Diane Swonk, American economic advisor.
T
- Helen B. Taussig, American cardiologist.
- Tim Tebow, American football player.
- Bella Thorne, American actress, singer and writer.
- Kara Tointon, English actress.
- Tina Turner, American-born Swiss singer.
V
- Krystal Versace, English drag queen.
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, heir apparent to the Swedish throne.
W
- Lindsay Wagner, American actress.
- Camille Walala, French artist
- Butch Walker, American singer and record producer.
- Ben Watkins, English musician.
- Ben Way, English entrepreneur.
- Bob Weir, American guitarist.
- Cliff Weitzman, Israeli-American entrepreneur.
- Willard Wigan, English sculptor.
- Florence Welch, British-American singer
- Mark Wilkinson, English furniture designer.
- Toyah Willcox, English singer and actress.
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter.
- Robin Williams, American actor and comedian.
- Holly Willoughby, English television presenter.
- Justin Wilson, British racing driver.
- Henry Winkler, American actor and spokesman for The Dyslexia Foundation.
- Joshua Wong, Hong Kong activist.
- Bethan Laura Wood, English designer.
- Dominic Wood, English radio and television presenter and magician.
Y
- Hamza Yassin, British TV presenter and cameraman.
- William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and politician.
- Michael Young, British designer.
Z
- Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and poet.